May 26, 2011

"The Muppets" Movie Merchandise Sneak Peek

Muppet fans are awesome, you know that? Even before we saw the first trailer for The Muppetsonline, one Muppet fan, Julian Kleibeler, was scouring the innards (gross) of Amazon.com searching for upcoming merchandise that will be tied-in with the release of the film this fall. And boy, did he strike gold! Thanks to Julian, we now have detailed release information for not one, not two, not even four--but seven books being released this coming September and October all about the Muppets (as opposed to only The Muppets) (I don't get it either).

Anyway... check out the seven books below! You're welcome to follow the links and pre-order them if you'd like. Most of them are on sale on Amazon currently. Unfortunately, no pictures of the books have been released yet... so I hope you like walls of text!

So... exciting, right? I'm pretty excited about the joke book, the stage display, and the sticker book. On the other hand, I'm beyond confused by the sixth-grader Muppet book... but hey, whatever works, right? Gotta have something for the kids!

Speaking of having things for niche markets... there is one other piece of merchandise we know of currently: Muppet-themed nail polish. The nail polish is being released by OPI (which is apparently a nail polish company). No price point is set as of yet, but they did release the names of all the various colors, so... here's that:

Animal-istic

Meep-Meep-Meep

Wocka Wocka!

Pepe’s Purple Paassion

Designer…de Better!

Warm & Fozzie

Rainbow Connection

Excuse Moi!

Gone Gonzo!

Fresh Frog of Bel Air

Divine Swine

Gettin’ Miss Piggy With It!

Well, this piece of merchandise definitely isn't my scene. But, there are a few notable things about this release. For one, there's a color for Pepe. A lot of fans have been worried about his involvement in the film, so this might be a good sign that he is in the movie in some capacity. Granted, a nail polish color in a random merchandise release does not guarantee anything at all... but it might? Also... how awesome is that image of all the Muppets just hanging out? Floyd strumming his guitar, Scooter and Fozzie, Zoot and Janice talking, Statler and Waldorf, Kermit and Piggy, Gonzo and Camilla... LOVE IT!

And that's all we have so far. I'm keeping my eyes open for more Muppet stuff popping up online to tie-in with the movie. If you find anything, Muppet fans, let us know on Facebook, Twitter, or by emailing Ryan Dosier at ryguy102390@gmail.com.

5 comments:

Im actually kinda disappointed here. Ummm toys? Can someone get the rights to the Palisades line and continue that previous toy line? God! I wanted that Gobo so bad! Too bad they only got as far as the prototype! http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Unmade_Palisades_Toys

Thank you for all the great news! I just pre-ordered all of the 7 books today!!! I am so excited. I wish you could pre-order the nail polish or at least know when they will be going on sale and at what stores. I have to say that this movie is going to make me broke because I am planning on buying every muppet item I can get my hands on. I told my husband to be prepared to spend at least $1,000 on me for muppets stuff during Christmas. I think he thought I was joking...

FYI: OPI nail polish is salon-priced nail polish, not the stuff you can pick up for a few bucks at the drug store. It's very high quality, but a quick search online reveals prices like $8 a bottle. One OPI site says it offers 70% discounts, and their prices were more than $5 a bottle. Just saying....